BISLEY,CHARLES

first edition 89pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: arbor press akaroa 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry bisley

DE BERNIERES,LOUIS

first edition proof copy 212pp NEAR FINE (in wrappers,sl.creasing to last few pp)

PUBLISHER: harvill secker london 2008

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies louis de bernieres

WEATHERILL,CAT

first edition proof copy 342pp FINE in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: puffin penguin london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies cat weatherill

MCEWAN, IAN

first edition 220pp VG+ (black cloth,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1987

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature ian mcewan

HARTE,BRET

ex-lib.222pp VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,usual lib.stamps and labels,contents sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: chapman & hall london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature bret harte

UNSWORTH,TANIA

first edition proof copy 246pp FINE in wrappers

PUBLISHER: fig tree penguin london 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies tania unsworth

WATSON,WILLIAM

first edition thus [limited edition 120 copies] 305pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,boards sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: john lane london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry william watson

BURTON,ORMOND

first edition 31pp VERY GOOD+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: book centre auckland 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry ormond burton

STANLEY-WRENCH,MARGARET

first edition 128pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some creasing)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1938

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry stanley-wrench

N/A

384+346+383pp ills.[b/w] GOOD (brown cloth w.blue/red dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to eps w.school presentation bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: ward lock bowden london [nd]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature crusoe silas haorner

DE BEAUREGARD,G.; DE GORSSE,H.

first edition 260pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (green cloth w.beige cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine stained,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: stanley gibbons london 1899

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature de beauregard gorsse

TWAIN,MARK

first Australian edition 384pp GOOD (lilac cloth w.blind borders and gilt camel rider stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,browned spine,faded,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation and amateur tape repairs to ep gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to contents,sl.shaky spine) scarce first australian edition - tired copy but complete

PUBLISHER: george robertson melbourne 1871

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature mark twain clemens

NEW ZEALANDER,A. (SMITH, LUCY)

first edition 146pp VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner london 1897

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand

CURRIE,GEORGE GRAHAM

first edition 380pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,missing ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: daniel london 1925

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry currie

GRAEME,RODERIC

first edition 192pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,v.sl.cocked) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,laminate lifting from front cover)

PUBLISHER: john long london 1959

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature roderic graeme

MARTIN,A.E.

first edition 200pp VERY GOOD+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: max reinhardt london 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature martin

COLERIDGE, S. T. & BENSEMANN, LEO

first edition thus limited edition [title page dated 1968 but colophon at rear dated 1953] 39pp VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth,sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,contents sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.,3cm tear to front cover)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1968

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature coleridge mariner poetry

BARTH,JOHN

ex-lib.first edition 230pp POOR (blue cloth,dustwrapper in lib.plastic and attached to pastedowns,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,usual lib.stamps and labels,contents sl.soiled w.some pencil annotations throughout,spine cracked and shaky) in POOR dustwrapper (in lib.plastic cover and taped to pastedowns,rubbed and soiled) tired and well-read copy however it is the first edition

PUBLISHER: doubleday new york 1958

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature barth

HAWTHORNE,NATHANIEL; PARRISH,MAXWELL [ILLS.]

first edition thus 358pp ills.[9 col.plates by Parrish] VERY GOOD- (blue cloth w.col.plate to top board,rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur tape repairs to gutters of prelims.,lacks frontis.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,plates are clean,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: duffield new york 1910

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts hawthorne parrish

N/A

313pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (green cloth w.black/red dec.stamps to top board,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: cassell london [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition adventure